Control and performance of health care systems. A comparative analysis of 19 OECD countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kotzian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals The impact of the recession on health care expenditure — How does the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia compare to other OECD countries?

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Petra Baji ◽  
Márta Péntek ◽  
Imre Boncz ◽  
Valentin Brodszky ◽  
Olga Loblova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Impact

In the past few years, several papers have been published in the international literature on the impact of the economic crisis on health and health care. However, there is limited knowledge on this topic regarding the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The main aims of this study are to examine the effect of the financial crisis on health care spending in four CEE countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) in comparison with the OECD countries. In this paper we also revised the literature for economic crisis related impact on health and health care system in these countries. OECD data released in 2012 were used to examine the differences in growth rates before and after the financial crisis. We examined the ratio of the average yearly growth rates of health expenditure expressed in USD (PPP) between 2008–2010 and 2000–2008. The classification of the OECD countries regarding “development” and “relative growth” resulted in four clusters. A large diversity of “relative growth” was observed across the countries in austerity conditions, however the changes significantly correlate with the average drop of GDP from 2008 to 2010. To conclude, it is difficult to capture visible evidence regarding the impact of the recession on the health and health care systems in the CEE countries due to the absence of the necessary data. For the same reason, governments in this region might have a limited capability to minimize the possible negative effects of the recession on health and health care systems.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of economic provision of health care of foreign countries and Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-330
Author(s):  
Irina Kinash ◽  
Liliia Savchuk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Economic Regulation ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Health Care Models ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Care Systems

The manuscript focuses on researching and generalizing the experiences of the economic provision of existing foreign health care models. Under the economic regulation of health, the authors of the work understand the components, which combine financial, material, and human resources. The article presents a comparative analysis of economic support for the health systems of different countries. The study covers the period from 2007 to 2016. Indicators used are derived from the databases of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on health. A content analysis of scientific literature and Internet resources, databases of international organizations, which contain data on the economic provision of health care systems of different countries, was conducted. Bibliosemantic, comparative, and analytical methods are used.

Vulnerability and resilience of the European health care systems in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic: a framework for the comparative analysis of problematic sentinel cases

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Guido Giarelli
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
The Face ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
European Health

The main results in terms of inter-regional and intra-regional variations of the application of the concept of "health macro-region" are presented in the first part of the article in order to show how the European health care systems have differently coped with the COVID-19 outbreak. Given the high levels of intra-regional variation found, it seemed appropriate to also add an analysis by country in order to identify those "sentinel cases", given their alert value, which recorded the worst ratio between the infection rates (cases/population) and the lethality rates (deaths/cases). In order to explore the possible reasons behind the problematic coping with the pandemic of these "sentinel cases", a conceptual framework for the analysis of vulnerability, resilience and their governance in terms of sustainability of health care systems is developed in the second part, hoping its application could represent a useful contribution for best-practice solutions that could guide the management of future pandemics.

Integration vs separation in the provision of health care: 24 OECD countries compared

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Toth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis article proposes a classification of the different national health care systems based on the way the network of health care providers is organised. To this end, we present two rivalling models: on the one hand, the integrated model and, on the other, the separated model. These two models are defined based on five dimensions: (1) integration of insurer and provider; (2) integration of primary and secondary care; (3) presence of gatekeeping mechanisms; (4) patient's freedom of choice; and (5) solo or group practice of general practitioners. Each of these dimensions is applied to the health care systems of 24 OECD countries. If we combine the five dimensions, we can arrange the 24 national cases along a continuum that has the integrated model and the separated model at the two opposite poles. Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, the UK, Denmark, Ireland and Israel are to be considered highly integrated, while Italy, Norway, Australia, Greece and Sweden have moderately integrated provision systems. At the opposite end, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Switzerland and Turkey have highly separated provision systems. Canada, The Netherlands and the United States can be categorised as moderately separated.

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